diff --git a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -993,16 +993,27 @@
         }
         d->nameArea = lab;
     } else {
-        d->m_lined = new KLineEdit(d->m_frame);
-        d->m_lined->setObjectName("KFilePropsPlugin::nameLineEdit");
-        d->m_lined->setText(filename);
-        d->nameArea = d->m_lined;
-        d->m_lined->setFocus();
-
         //if we don't have permissions to rename, we need to make "m_lined" read only.
         KFileItemListProperties itemList(KFileItemList() << item);
         setFileNameReadOnly(!itemList.supportsMoving());
-
+        // if supports writing then KLineEdit, else QLabel
+        if (itemList.supportsWriting()) {
+            d->m_lined = new KLineEdit(d->m_frame);
+            d->m_lined->setObjectName("KFilePropsPlugin::nameLineEdit");
+            d->m_lined->setText(filename);
+            d->nameArea = d->m_lined;
+            d->m_lined->setFocus();
+            grid->addWidget(d->nameArea, curRow++, 2);
+
+            connect(d->m_lined, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
+                    this, SLOT(nameFileChanged(QString)));
+        } else {
+            QLabel *nameLabel = new QLabel(d->m_frame);
+            nameLabel->setText(filename);
+            nameLabel->setTextInteractionFlags(Qt::TextSelectableByMouse | Qt::TextSelectableByKeyboard);
+            grid->addWidget(nameLabel, curRow++, 2);
+        }
+        
         // Enhanced rename: Don't highlight the file extension.
         QString extension = db.suffixForFileName(filename);
         if (!extension.isEmpty()) {
@@ -1014,12 +1025,8 @@
             }
         }
 
-        connect(d->m_lined, SIGNAL(textChanged(QString)),
-                this, SLOT(nameFileChanged(QString)));
     }
 
-    grid->addWidget(d->nameArea, curRow++, 2);
-
     KSeparator *sep = new KSeparator(Qt::Horizontal, d->m_frame);
     grid->addWidget(sep, curRow, 0, 1, 3);
     ++curRow;